The week before last with my kids was a sh*t show.
I say that lovingly, because we had a lot of fun and I love them to pieces…but it was a sh*t show, nonetheless. We had most of the week to ourselves, without many scheduled anythings, so it was our opportunity […]

I’ve always thought that the best relationships are built on the silly little things. Don’t get me wrong: In a marriage or other long-term arrangement, it’s important to agree on the big things, too. But the little things—like what type of wine you like or what kind of music you listen to on a […]

Welcome to Day 7 of my captivity, the day that might finally break me. Or rather, the day that my 4-year-old might finally break me.
It’s been a helluva week. The kiddo came home sick from preschool last Tuesday, and we’ve been here ever since.
Well, almost. I took him to a […]

Most days, I feel like I’m doing a pretty decent job as a parent.
The kids are alive. They’ve been fed. They’re encouraged to express their individuality. They may have had a meltdown or two, but they’re generally happy. They’re relatively unscathed. (Caveat: I have a 4-year-old boy, so there’s at […]

Yesterday, my 3-year-old made himself toast.
He was hungry, so he opened the fridge, got out the raisin bread, popped it in the toaster, and then slathered butter all over the hot bread. When I tried to help him, he insisted that he could do it by himself. I was so proud, I felt […]

When a 3-year-old is sick, it sucks. You’re alternately snuggling with a sad-looking child, wiping an eternally runny nose, dealing with more emotional instability than usual, and trying to contain him from destroying your living room with a makeshift lightsaber.
I thought I knew how hard it was, but I was […]

I’m pretty sure that I am the only person to have ever cried at a Laurie Berkner concert. Well, the only adult, anyway. What the heck is wrong with me? On second thought, don’t answer that. (And thank God my husband can’t interject through a blog post.) I mean, I’m 11 weeks postpartum, so […]

With the arrival of Baby #2, I’ve adopted a new mantra: Don’t dillydally. If you’ve read the story of how my daughter made her big debut, you know that my doctor told me not to dillydally when getting to the hospital, and thank God: When she was ready to come out, she was […]

Remember my recent post, when I said that even on the bad days, being a parent is still good? Yeah, well, I take it back.
I’m kidding. Mostly. I think. But the other day, when I was in the thick of some pretty awful threenager behavior, I was totally and completely […]

I had one of those days last Saturday. And when you’re a parent, one of those days is oh-so-much worse. I suspect it’s because you always have to be a functional human being. After all, you’re still responsible for your little monster, no matter how much like a monster he’s acting, and you have […]

Hi! I'm Dawn Yanek, the mom behind Momsanity. I've got a few thoughts about my wonderfully crazy journey with that cute kid in the picture (who's now 6!) and a toddler—and I look forward to hearing about your adventures in motherhood, too!